"PCGS Worldwide Population of only 5 in PR70 DCAM"
1997 Royal Mint Britannia 10th Anniversary £50 Fifty Pound Gold Proof 1/2oz Coin PCGS PR70 DCAM
Issuing Country: United Kingdom
Metal: Solid 22 Carat Gold
Weight: 17.025 Grams / Diameter: 27.00mm
Quality: Gold Proof
Issue Limit: 892 Worldwide
Presentation: Certified Slabbed and Graded by PCGS as PR70 DCAM
In 1997 to mark the 10th Anniversary of the introduction of the Gold Britannia Coins, the Royal Mint released a very Limited Issue Britannia £50 Fifty Pound Gold Proof Coin struck in solid 22 Carat Gold weighing one half of an ounce of pure Gold with special NFC Anti-Counterfeiting Technology.
Having submitted an impressive selection of drawings for his original 1987 design, eminent sculptor Philip Nathan was asked to develop one of them further for the celebratory issue. This drawing, he transformed into a beautiful plaster model approved by the Royal Mint Advisory Committee, now gracing the reverse of these special coins.
Philip Nathan has explained that his new image of Britannia was intended to compliment the original, being designed to be very much a pair. Reflecting a belief that Britannia should visibly represent qualities of strength and dignity, as well as continuing her long and distinguished association with the sea, Philip Nathan's new dramatic design features the majestic figure of Britannia standing proud and bold in her chariot, being drawn along the seashore by two mighty horses.